The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

Author: Marie Benedict
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2020
Pages: 288
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car - strange for a frigid night. Her World War I husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes and unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away.

The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators.

Review: This is my favorite Marie Benedict book to date. I felt these characters come to life, and Benedict finally dove headlong into a subject instead of staying on the surface. Really enjoyed this novel, although I would really love to know where Mrs. Christie went. The details in this novel are plausible, but I want to know.

Other Marie Benedict novels:
Carnegie's Maid
The Only Woman in the Room